Tobago Island Suites Scarborough

... Flynn and his group. The Blue Haven still has a historic and colonial atmosphere with bedrooms with the traditional high ceilings. The north of the island begins to get remote, beyond Speyside. If you want ...

Last week my parents came to visit me. It was very nice to see them again as it was the first time in over 8 months. Dad didn't believe it was me when we met because of my bleached hair and 'castaway' beard. Mum could finally relax and I could finally go to a restaurant again. I was very pleased to be on easy street again. We ate out (spending a week's budget on a meal), hired a car, and went on two boat trips. The boat trips were my highlight of the week. I'd never done ...

Tobago celebrates Easter by holding their famous (to them) goat races. When we got there i was worried to hear that the goats had jockeys. Fortunately for the goats though, the comical image of a full grown man on a goat was left to my imagination as the jockeys had to run alongside their goat to steer them and spur them on. It was all very fun after a few beers and the comentators ...

... next day was interesting but mainly because my guide kept pointing out the obvious the whole time. "this road is very wavy" as we dip in and out of pavement seemingly inspired by laffy taffy. "do you see the water? that's the ocean" umm, yeah. i would imagine it would be seeing as we are surrounded by it. he was very sweet though and kept telling me to eat more oranges, which he then slammed to stop in the middle of the ...

It's interesting to learn more about the language here. Although it is English, many words have different meanings. For example, we have been amazed at the lack of any real variety of fresh fruit. We expected to see all kinds of fruit, but have not. Other than some basic bananas, a few pinepapples, and the occasional paw paw, there is nothing! Unfortunately, there are mangos, but they ...

... haet. hahaha Wos daenn hell worde isch, simmer hei und will mer gad bim Meer gwohnt haend, simmer daenn im Meer schnell de ganz Dreck go abspuele. Daenn gaht de Tag aber au scho wiiter. Mr gaht sich daenn go umzieh, go schminke und sis kostuem go alegge und zieht daenn mit sinnere Tanzband id Stadt. Bis id Nacht ine tanzt mer daenn. Am Ziischtig staht mer daenn am Morge frueh uf, tacklet sich nomal uf und tanzt nomal ...

... and would be even moreso if there was sun! However, this notion that Englishmens' is one of the best in the whole Caribbean is a bit much...it's not even close to Vieques and many other Virgin Islands for example... We are trying to remain up beat but we're soggy and mosquito bitten!

3 Taeg haemmer ois am am Carnivalstress welle entzieh und sind z'Tobago an Strand. Das isch wie scho gseit d'Nachbarinsle vo Trinidad. Det gits luuter paradiesischi Sandstraend, viel Sunne und feins Aesse... mmm.... Aber lueged doch d'Bilder saelber ah...

... and hopefully stay at one of his places on the island. Instead, we met Leroy, a customs officer/taxi driver/hotelier who offered us a place to stay by the airport for okay money. He also told us Big Mitch had died from cancer not too long ago, which was sad news. Got to the apartments and Leroy charged us for the cab ride, which was a suprise to everybody except Leroy. Next day we head out to look around Crown Point, the main tourist area and commercial centre of the island ...

... Emma, did their wash. It was as refreshing to talk to them about travelling and rastafarianism as it had been to bathe in the cold pool. Emperor actually cared about personality and thoughts, unlike the Trinidadians who were interested in only money, alcohol, and gossip. I said good-bye and headed to the road. On the way, two dark, dark navy hummingbirds scampered about the flowers by the path. One of the little birds rested on a branch very briefly. With his wings ...